Tag: Music

White Christmas Sing-along Dec. 13

November 21, 2019

On December 13, the nonprofit Circle Cinema presents the 1954 musical/comedy White Christmas. In addition to regular film screenings, there will be special sing-along screenings with trivia and live Christmas music played on Circle Cinema’s original 1928 theatre pipe organ for select screenings. A regular engagement of White Christmas film screenings (non sing-along) begins December…

Free concert at EHBC

September 26, 2019

First Baptist Church of Tulsa will give a concert at Easton Heights Baptist Church, 2901 W. Easton St. at 5:30 p.m. September 29. The concert is free and open to the public. First Baptist will bring their 50-piece orchestra as part of the event. For more information, Call 918-298-8701.

Survey shows pastors have difficulties navigating music

September 12, 2019 Aaron Earls

For most pastors, the so-called “worship wars” over the style of the music used in their church have subsided, if they ever even felt that pressure. A new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found 15% of Protestant pastors in the U.S. say the biggest challenge they face in the area of music is navigating the…

You have to listen very carefully to get all the lyrics right

September 12, 2019 Charles Biggs

Did you ever have a favorite song but there were some lyrics that were a little jumbled and you had no idea what they were? It happens all the time. In the song, I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight by Cutting Crew, one phrase is, “I Just died in your arms tonight, it must…

National Fiddler HofF inductees

August 22, 2019

The 2019 National Fiddler Hall of Fame (NFHoF) class of inductees have been selected. On September 27, they will be honored at the annual induction gala at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame at 111 E. 1st St. Among this year’s lineup of inductees are, master fiddler and Tulsa musician, composer, teacher and recording artist…

Glenpool HS Singers to perform at Carnegie Hall May 27

April 18, 2019

On May 27 at 8 p.m., the Glenpool High School Warrior Singers and the Shawnee High School Choirs will represent Oklahoma in a massed choir of more than 150 voices on the stage of New York City’s Carnegie Hall. It will be the first appearance at the legendary concert venue for both ensembles. The event…

JBU concert at Kirk of the Hills

March 14, 2019

The John Brown University Cathedral Choir will participate in worship services along with The Red Steps, JBU’s contemporary worship band, at Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church on March 17 at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., as part of its annual spring tour. The performance is free and open to the public. The…

Young Christians Weekend at SDC

March 14, 2019

BRANSON, Missouri – Billed as “The Ultimate 3-Day Youth Event,” Silver Dollar City’s Young Christians’ Weekend (YCW), April 5-7, is designed to bring youth groups together in Branson, Missouri for three days of worship, learning and fun at one of America’s Top 10 theme parks. Starting in 1975, YCW has gained momentum with hundreds of…

Five headed to the Rogers Hall of Fame

February 28, 2019

What do rock-and-roll legend Leon Russell and S. E. Hinton, author of The Outsiders, have in common? They are both members of the Tulsa Will Rogers High School Hall of Fame. They’ll be joined by a new class of Hall of Fame inductees during ceremonies on March 29. The list is: R. David Bynum, cell…

And they called it ‘Puppy love’ (1963)

October 4, 2018 Walker Moore

It was 1963; I was a pimply-faced, hormonally imbalanced 12-year-old. Half the world was telling me to find myself, and the other half was telling me to get lost. I wasn’t alone. I had plenty of company known as the Baby Boomers; we were all in the same boat without a sail. The turmoil of…